Update 10/30/14

The Title 1 in class math tutors are hired. We are pleased to welcome 3 staff members to our staff - Sandy Emery, Alyson Ritondo, and Sue D'Ambrosio.

Sandy Emery has been a member of the Joshua Eaton family since last year and we are happily extending her hours of employment. Sandy will continue to work with the teachers in grades 3, 4, and 5. She is a certified elementary teacher with a Master's Degree along with16 years of teaching experience in the Everett Public Schools. She took time off to raise her family and is happy to be back in the teaching world.

Sue D'Ambrosio is a certified elementary teacher with 7 years of experience in the Lexington Public Schools. Sue took time to raise her 2 boys and last year Sue worked at Wood End as the Title 1math tutor for grades K-3. Sue will continue a similar role here at Joshua Eaton.

Alyson Ritondo may be a familiar name for some Eaton families as she worked with Mrs. Ingemi as a para in her kindergarten class. Alyson is a certified teacher and has taught grades 4 and 5 in the Newton Public schools. Alyson's passion is teaching the upper elementary grades, especially in the area of math. She will be working with students in grade 4 and 5.

We are confident that with the support of these 3 ladies we will be able to support the students of the Joshua Eaton Elementary.


SAVE THE DATES!! We have developed a schedule that will outline the steps in our school improvement plan. It is important to recognize that some steps and timelines are in line with the support and guidance of DSAC.

· Week of November 3rd a link to a DSAC survey will be sent to parents. This comprehensive survey may be up to 130 questions. It will look for parent feedback on a wide variety of areas of our school.

· Thursday November 13th Parent Math night for families in Grades 3, 4, and 5. Teachers will provide parents with the opportunity to be part of a grade level math lesson. More information will follow.

· Week of November 17th a presentation of the survey results and a World Café will be hosted at Joshua Eaton. This date will be confirmed.

 

The SAC committee met on Monday and began reviewing the School Improvement plan. We will be having an additional meeting to continue reviewing this document. We will inform families of this meeting as they are Open Meetings.

Some Parents have asked about links to information about the PARCC assessment. Below are a few links that provide more information about the assessment and also some sample questions.
http://www.parcconline.org/ 

http://parccgames.com/

 

http://www.parcconline.org/computer-based-samples